Deadline: 12-Jan-22
The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) Scholarship Program is now open for graduate, minority high school seniors.
The Jackie Robinson Foundation provides a multi-faceted experience designed to not only address the financial needs of students who aspire to attend college but to guide them through the process of higher education.
The Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship award is disbursed over four years. The number of scholarship awards distributed varies each year, but typically, 60 awards are given out annually.
Components
- The online Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship application includes:
- One recommendation
- Demographics
- High school information including an unofficial high school transcript
- College plans
- Test scores (AP, IB, PSAT, ACT, or SAT)
- Activities and distinctions
- Household information
- Four essays
Features
JRF scholarship program features:
- Internship/ jobs placement
- Community Service Requirement
- Extra Innings Fellowships
- 42 Strategies for success curriculum
- Hands-on Mentoring Services
- Rachel Robinson International Fellowship
- Online and Regional Programming
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for a Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship, an applicant must:
- Be a graduating, minority high school senior
- Be a United States citizen
- Present evidence of financial need
- Demonstrate a record of academic excellence
- Demonstrate leadership potential and a dedication to community service
- Submit an official SAT and/or ACT test exam score from junior or senior year
- Plan to attend an accredited and approved 4-year college within the United States or affiliated with a United States-based college or university
- Not possess a degree from, or be enrolled in, a 2 or 4–year college when applying
- JRF recognizes the challenges of taking standardized tests during the COVID-19 pandemic; applicants who do not HAVE TEST SCORES to submit will not be disadvantaged in the selection process.
For more information, visit https://jackierobinson.org/apply/